Complete Definition of "mow"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'m��/
audio|en-us-mow.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��

Etymology 1
OE. term|m�wan|lang=ang.

Verb
en-verb|mows|mowing|mowed|mowed or mown

  1. To cut grass or other crop.
  2. To cut down or knock down

#: He mowed down the opposition.

  1. To kill or destroy indiscriminately.

Translations
trans-top|To cut grass or other crop
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trans-top|To cut down or knock down
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trans-top|To kill or destroy indiscriminately
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Dutch: maaien
Esperanto: tondi
Finnish: niittää, leikata ruohoa
French: couper l'herbe, faucher
German: mähen
Icelandic: slá, slá gras
Italian: falciare, tagliare l'erba
Indonesian: potong|memotong rumput
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Japanese: �� (��, karu)
Korean: 베� (beda), �� (kkagda, kkakda)
Polish: kosi� imperf, skosi� perf, ż�� imperf, zż�� perf
Portuguese: cortar relva (pt) / grama (br)
Spanish: cortar la hierba
Swedish: meja
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Etymology 2
OE. term|mūga|lang=ang.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A stack of hay, corn, beans.
  2. A barn for the storage of hay, corn, beans.

Translations
trans-top|A stack of hay, corn, beans
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trans-top|A barn for the storage of hay, corn, beans
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Verb
en-verb

  1. To put into mows.

Translations
trans-top|To put into mows
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Category:English words with multiple etymologies

de:mow
el:mow
fa:mow
fr:mow
io:mow
it:mow
pl:mow
ru:mow
fi:mow
te:mow
vi:mow
uk:mow
zh:mow

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